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Infant Safety

Infant Safety. [Name of presenter] [Date of presentation]. Traveling in Vehicle. Seat meets safety standards Install seat properly Never hold in arms Middle of back seat Not in front of airbag Rear facing seat: 20 lbs and one year Booster seat: 40 lbs. Is this safe?. Is this safe?.

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Infant Safety

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  1. Infant Safety [Name of presenter] [Date of presentation]

  2. Traveling in Vehicle • Seat meets safety standards • Install seat properly • Never hold in arms • Middle of back seat • Not in front of airbag • Rear facing seat: 20 lbs and one year • Booster seat: 40 lbs

  3. Is this safe?

  4. Is this safe?

  5. General Home Safety Tips • Never leave children unattended in the house • Always know what your child is doing • Remove dangerous objects – childproof your home • Lock up/remove weapons

  6. Bathroom Safety • Cabinet locks • Dangerous items out of reach • Unplug electric items • Toilet lid locked • Tub spout cover and nonskid mat • Garbage covered

  7. Safe Bath Time Tips: • NEVER leave child unattended • Gather ALL supplies before bath • Sponge bath until umbilical cord drops • Test water temp • Dangerous items out of reach • Provide bath toys

  8. TRUE or FALSE? • When bathing baby and phone rings, it is okay to leave bathroom to see who is calling because baby is sitting in a safety tub seat.

  9. Kitchen Safety • Cabinet locks • Remove stove knobs • Dangerous items out of reach • Don’t carry baby when cooking • Garbage tightly covered • Cleaning supplies locked up • Clean up spills

  10. Food Safety • Know common food allergies • Safe feeding chair • Wash hands • Put food in separate bowl for feeding • Discard leftovers

  11. TRUE or FALSE? • Your child is hungry so you open a jar of baby food and feed her out of it. It is okay to close the baby food jar and put it in the refrigerator until she is hungry again.

  12. Baby gate Cabinet locks Electric outlet covers Corner guards Toilet lid locks High chair or booster seat Baby monitors Car seat (required) Safety Equipment to Consider

  13. Fire Prevention • Matches and lighters out of reach • Don’t overload electric outlet • Check electric cords for frayed or exposed wires • Monitor fireplaces or heaters • Use smoke alarms • Develop escape plan

  14. Choosing Toys & Playthings • Safe? • Age appropriate? • Stimulating?

  15. Around Family Pets • Obedience training • Decide sleeping arrangements • Complete checkup • Keep pet out of room • Food/water out of baby’s reach • Spay/neuter pets • Time with pets • NEVER leave child alone

  16. Safe Sleeping Suggestions • Front to play, back to sleep • Firm mattress, tight sheets • Comfortable room temperature • Baby monitors • 2 3/8 inch crib slats

  17. First Aid Tips • Keep number of doctor near phone • Take an infant CPR course, keep skills up to date • Know what to do for common, non-emergency accidents

  18. Cuts and Scrapes • Clean wound • Use soap and water • Apply bandage • Keep eye on healing progress

  19. Splinters • Wash site • Numb with ice • Use tweezers to remove • Wash again after splinter is removed

  20. Sunburn • Use sunscreen! • Apply cold compresses • Use moisturizing cream • NO petroleum jelly • May give pain reliever

  21. Insect bites - Bees • Remove stinger • Wash site • Apply ice or cold compress • Watch for allergic reaction

  22. Insect bites - Ticks • Remove promptly: • Grasp close to skin • Pull upward with steady grasp • No folk remedies • Watch for symptoms • Lyme disease • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

  23. Emergency Signs • No pulse or breath • Major injury • Choking • Unconsciousness • Active bleeding • Poisoning Source: Taking Care of Your Child (5th Ed) Pantell, Fries, Vickery

  24. Emergency Signs (continued) • Stupor, drowsiness, or lethargy • Severe allergic reactions • Shortness of breath • Severe pain • Seizures • Fever Source: Taking Care of Your Child (5th Ed) Pantell, Fries, Vickery

  25. Poison Control Safety Tips • Keep medicine, cleaners, etc. out of reach • Use childproof containers • Discard properly • Don’t store food with nonfood items • Use a “poison label” • Post poison control phone number

  26. If suspect poisoning…. • Immediately call doctor or poison control • Supply information requested • Follow instructions given

  27. Summer Fun Around Water • Never leave child unattended • Have head control • Do not force child into water • 1 child:1 adult ratio • Life jackets • Use sunscreen as recommended • Know CPR

  28. TRUE or FALSE? • You are planning a trip to the pool. You are only going to be there for about an hour. You don’t need to put sunscreen on your child.

  29. References • What to Expect the First Year (1996) Arlene Eisenberg Heidi E. Murkoff Sandee E. Hathaway, BSN

  30. Brandy Stoffel Madigan Army Medical Center Fort Lewis, Washington Janelle Lucksavage Health Educator Intern Directorate of Health Promotion and Wellness US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Acknowledgements

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